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Villager convicted of murdering official said he was driven to it by the man ordering the illegal demolition of his home on eve of his wedding
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New US president could be preparing an extreme makeover of US–China ties that would ditch status quo and broker an audacious deal with Beijing
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Relief efforts continue around main affected town of Kaikoura, while aftershocks reach Wellington region, also hit by storms and floodingNew Zealand earthquake – latest updates in our live blog
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New Zealand earthquake 2016 New Zealand earthquake: up to 100,000 landslides amid aftershocks – live
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John Key was busy with the aftermath of the 7.5 magnitude quake that struck New Zealand on Monday night and missed the president-elect’s phone call
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Two cows and a calf were stuck on pillar of earth and had to be dug out by a farmer after hillside collapsed
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From drought-hit Nigeria to wine-growing Finland, we hear from people whose lives have already been changed by a warming world
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Explosion at Shah Noorani shrine that was carried out by teenage suicide bomber killed 52 people and wounded more than 100
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Skirmishes between soldiers and minority Rohingya Muslims in the west of the country the mark the largest escalation of the month-old conflict
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Dozens killed and scores more wounded in blast at Shah Noorani Sufi shrine, north of Karachi
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An estimated 170,000 protesters marched through the streets of the South Korean capital Seoul on Saturday, calling for President Park Geun-Hye
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Two Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators, Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus ‘Baggio’ Leung, who staged protests at their swearing-in ceremony, have been banned from office by China
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Indonesian police use teargas as thousands of protesters take to the streets of Jakarta calling on the city’s governor to resign
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